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LADY TIGERS RALLY TO DOWN
RIVAL NORTH HILLS, 47-40

Box Score

The Lady Tigers traveled down Route 19 on Monday night to meet section rival North Hills and rallied to come home with a 47-40 victory.  Sophomore guard Alexis Aiken led NA with 18 points while junior forward Paige Hufnagel added 15.  The Lady Tigers had to come from behind in the fourth quarter as North Hills had taken a one-point lead after three periods of play.

After the teams played to a 6-6 tie after a quarter, the Lady Tigers took a 19-15 lead to the intermission.  In the third quarter, the Indians came back to lead by a 31-30 score going into the final period.  A 17-9 edge by NA in the fourth quarter pulled out the important section victory.

Statistically, the Lady Tigers made 18 of 54 (33.3%) from the field but only 2 of 13 (15.4%) from three-point range.  From the line, NA was 9 for 14 (64.3%).  The Indians hit on 17 of 46 (37.0%) with 3 of 11 (27.3%) from beyond the arc.  From the foul line, NH converted on 3 of 7 (42.9%).  Key in the victory was the NA defense forcing 15 turnovers resulting in 20 Tiger points.  The NA bench outscored NH, 8-0.  Individually, Aiken made 6 of 12 from the field, six of eight from the line, and recorded four steals and three rebounds.  Hugnagel was seven of eight from the field and pulled down seven rebounds.  Junior forward Zoe Calabrese also posted seven rebounds.  

With the win, NA improved to 4-2 in section, 8-4 overall on the season.  The Lady Tigers will visit Shaler on Thursday as the second half of the section season begins.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 47  NORTH HILLS - 42

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AIKEN LEADS LADY TIGERS OVER
SENECA VALLEY, 65-37

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Sophomore guard Alexis Aiken scored 22 points to pace the Lady Tigers to a 65-37 section victory at the Senior High gym on Friday night.  Junior guard Chandler Caufield added 14 points as NA took control of the game in the second quarter and never looked back.

Seneca Valley battled the Lady Tigers tough in the first quarter to stay close.  After Aiken made one of two from the line, Caufield hit a long triple from the right corner to give NA a 4-0 lead.  The Raiders came back to tie the score on a pair of layups by Alex Karika.  Chandler answered with a short along the left baseline, and senior forward Alex Blumer followed with a jumper from the left side to give the Lady Tigers an 8-4 lead.  After Dani Fitzgerald hit one of two free throws, Aiken scored on a driving layup to extend the margin to 10-5.  Junior Paige Hufnagel followed with another layup to make it a 12-5 game with 1:05 remaining.  The Raiders' Alyssa Miller hit a jumper and a three-point field goal in the last minute to cut the NA lead to 12-10 after one quarter.

In the second quarter, the Lady Tigers took control of the game outscoring SV by an 18-5 margin.  After Aiken got loose for a layup just 23 seconds into the stanza, Karika answered from under the hoop.  NA then scored the next twelve points to break open a close game.  After Blumer hit a short jumper, Caufield followed with another jumper and her second triple of the game to extend the margin to 21-12 with 5:23 still left in the half.  Aiken then drilled a triple from the right corner and followed with a putback and foul shot to push the lead to 27-12.  A layup by Caufield and one of two from the line by Hufnagel made it a 30-12 game with 1:55 on the second quarter clock.  Miller finally broke the NA run with a layup and ensuing foul shot to make it 30-15.  Neither team scored again as the Lady Tigers took the 15-point advantage to the intermission.

After Miller opened the second half scoring with one of two from the stripe, junior guard Kelly Brennan drove and scored to make it 32-16.  Two free throw by Aiken  were answered by two at the line from Karika.  Hugnagel answered with a putback with Kara Moyer following with one of two foul shots as the score went to 36-19 with 3:36 left in the quarter.  Brooke Clifford came off the SV bench to add a hoop, but senior Emily Bergman came in to drain a triple from the left side to push the margin to 39-21.  Aiken followed with another triple before Karika answered with a layup.  Brennan's fast break layup made it a 44-23 game with less than a minute left in the period.  Aiken stole the ball and scored the final basket of the quarter with just 14 seconds left as NA took a commanding 46-23 lead into the final quarter.

Both coaches substituted liberally in the fourth quarter as almost all of the bench players saw some playing time.  After Aiken scored again just 20 seconds into the period, Miller hit a pair of free throws to make it 48-25.  Aiken stole the ball and added another layup before Miller drained a trey to cut the margin to 50-28.  A drive by Caufield and a putback and foul shot by Hufnagel extended the margin to 55-28 with 5:42 left.  Angie Lalonde dropped in a putback and Beth Talarico threw in a left-handed shot along the baseline to cut the lead to 55-32.  Blumer answered with a drive and a jumper to make it a 59-32 game with 3:24 left.  Two free throws by Moyer were answered by junior forward Leah Haas on a putback with 2:30 left as the score went to 61-34.  Gabbey Allen hit one of two free throws before Haas dropped in a jumper in the paint to make it 63-35.  Bergman added a putback and Allen scored on a layup as the Lady Tigers went on to the convincing 65-37 victory.

The Lady Tigers dominated the statistics hitting on 27 of 60 (45.0%) from the field and 5 of 15 (33.3%) from beyond the arc.  From the line, NA converted 6 of 9 (66.7%).  The NA defense held SV to just 12 of 40 (30.0%) from the field including two of 12 (16.7%) from three-point land.  The Raiders made 11 of 17 (64.7%) from the foul line.  The Lady Tigers forced 26 turnovers resulting in 25 points.  In the paint, NA outscored SV by a 32-10 margin.  Junior guard Paige Hufnagel had seven rebounds, four steals and eight points for the winning Lady Tigers.  Aiken was 8 for 11 from the field including two for two three point field goals.  In addition, she pulled down 8 rebounds, had five steals and made four of five free throws.  For her efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Alexis Aiken as the Player of the Game.

With the win, NA improved to 3-2 in section play, 7-4 overall.  The Lady Tigers will travel to North Hills on Tuesday night to meet the Indians as the first half of section play ends.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

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GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 65  SENECA VALLEY - 37

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LADY TIGER RALLY BEATS MOON, 51-47

Box Score

The Lady Tigers had to rally from a 39-34 deficit after three quarters to defeat Moon on the road in a section contest on Monday night.  Junior guard Kelly Brennan led the way with 18 points with sophomore guard Alexis Aiken adding 11 for the winning Lady Tigers. 

After NA took a 19-17 lead after one quarter, the host Tigers came back to take a 28-27 advantage at halftime.  Moon increased the margin to five after three quarters before the Lady Tigers came back to outscore the home team, 17-8, in the final stanza to earn the victory.

Statistically, NA made 16 of 51 (31.4%) from the floor but just 3 of 15 (20.0%) from three-point land.  From the line, the Lady Tigers converted 16 of 27 (59.3%).  Moon hit on 17 of 45 (37.8%) and three of 10 (30.0%) from beyond the arc.  From the line, the home Tigers were 10 of 19 (52.6%).  NA forced 18 turnovers resulting in 19 points.  In the paint, the Lady Tigers outscored Moon, 20-14.  Individually, Brennan was 5 of 12 from the field and 7 for 10 from the line.  Aiken had four steals and five rebounds to lead the team in both categories.

With the win, NA improved their section record to 2-2, the overall mark to 6-4.  The Lady Tigers will host Seneca Valley on Friday night as section play continues.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:15 pm.  Game time at the Senior High gym is set for 6:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 51  MOON - 47

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LATE BUTLER RALLY EDGES LADY TIGERS, 51-46

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The Lady Tigers battled defending section champion Butler to the end on Saturday night but came up just short as the Tornado took a 51-46 victory.  NA had come from behind to take a fourth quarter lead only to see Butler rally to win the game.  Sophomore guard Alexis Aiken led NA with 14 points with junior guard Kelly Brennan adding 13.

Early in the first quarter, the Lady Tigers took a 4-0 lead on a jumper by junior guard Chandler Caufield and a steal and basket by junior forward Zoe Calabrese.  After a layup by Mackenzie O'Donnell cut the lead to 4-2, senior guard and Florida State recruit Olivia Bresnahan drove the middle and scored to tie the game.  After Calabrese picked up a second foul, senior forward Alex Blumer came off the bench to hit a jumper to put NA back ahead by two.  After Katresa Savisky tied the game on a jump shot, Bresnahan drove again to put the Tornado back ahead by an 8-6 count.  Cassie Cygan's field goal pushed the lead to four, but Aiken answered with a pair of free throws to make it 10-8 with 1:56 remaining in the quarter.  After Cait Baxter scored on a layup, Bresnahan missed four straight foul shots but Savisky dropped in a layup to push the margin to 14-8.  Neither team scored again in the quarter as the Tornado took the six-point lead into the second period.

After Blumer opened the second quarter scoring with a put back, the Tornado extended the lead quickly to 18-10 on a fast break layup by O'Donnell and another drive along the baseline to the hoop by Baxter.  NA crept back to within three from the foul line with Aiken hitting a pair, junior Paige Hufnagel one of two, and Brennan two to make it an 18-15 game.  Bresnahan picked up her third foul and went out of the game with 4:44 left in the half.  A layup by Cygan and another driving hoop by Baxter pushed the margin to 22-15.  A baseline jumper by Aiken and two free throws by Brennan cut the lead to 22-19 as the half ended.

Just six seconds into the third quarter, Bresnahan picked up her fourth foul and did not re-enter the game until two minutes into the fourth stanza.  Aiken hit a triple to tie the game at 22-22 just 23 seconds into the half.  Two foul shots by Cygan pushed the lead to 24-22, but the Lady Tigers tied the game again on free throws by senior guard Alysia Libby and Brennan.  Savisky's layup put the Tornado back ahead, but Aiken drilled a long triple to give NA a 27-26 advantage.  Savisky drove again and scored, by Brennan's layup gave the Lady Tigers a 29-28 lead with 3:07 remaining in the quarter.  Cygan came back with a coast-to-coast driving layup to restore a one-point Butler lead.  Calabrese answered with a put back as NA jumped back ahead, 31-30, with 2:15 left.  Savisky answered with another layup to push the Tornado to a 32-31 lead.  With 1:10 left, O'Donnell dropped in another layup to put the Tornado ahead by a 34-31 count.  As time was running out, Blumer cut the lead to one with a short jumper.  Butler took a 34-33 advantage to the fourth quarter.

After O'Donnell made one of two from the line to open the fourth quarter scoring, Calabrese scored and added the foul shot to regain a 36-35 lead for NA.  Savisky then made one of two from the line, but Aiken drove and scored to put the Lady Tigers back ahead by two.  Savisky had the answer with a triple and Cygan hit a jumped to make it a 41-38 Butler lead.  The Lady Tigers battled back, however, to retake the lead on a drive and baseline jumper by Brennan.  Bresnahan came back into the game and drove the middle to score and give Butler a 43-42 advantage with 4:04 still left in the game.  After Cygan added a layup, Calabrese scored on another put back to cut the margin to 45-44 with 1:20 on the clock.  Brennan's jumper from the foul line made it a one-point game with 29.4 left.  With time running out, NA had to foul and Cygan made both to push the lead to 49-46 with 23.8 remaining.  The Lady Tigers were unable to get off a shot before losing the ball, and Cygan was fouled again.  The Butler senior made both with 13 seconds left to put the game out of reach.  The Tornado had survived a strong NA effort to take the 51-46 victory.

From the field, the Lady Tigers had a tough shooting night making only 16 of 64 (25.0%) and just 2 of 17 (11.8%) from beyond the arc.  From the foul line, NA converted 12 of 17 (70.6%).  Butler made 20 of 46 (43.5%) with one of four (25.0%) from three-point land.  The Tornado hit only 10 of 25 (40.0%) from the line but made 6 of 9 in the last quarter.  Butler was dominant in the paint with a 34-20 advantage.  The Tornado had an 18-2 edge in fast break points and the Butler bench outscored NA by a 22-9 count.  For her efforts scoring 14 points, including four of four from the line and two of four three-point baskets, along with a team leading 10 rebounds and two steals, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Alexis Aiken as the Player of the Game.

With the loss, the NA section record fell to 1-2, the overall mark to 5-4 on the season.  The Lady Tigers will travel to Moon tomorrow night for a section contest.  Game time is scheduled for 7:00 pm with no JV game.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
BUTLER - 51  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 46

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NEW CASTLE TOO TOUGH FOR
LADY TIGERS IN 72-56 LOSS

The Lady Tigers traveled to New Castle on Monday night to meet the #1 ranked team in Class AAA.  NA found out why the Lady 'Canes are highly ranked as NC piled up a 44-22 halftime lead on their way to a 72-56 win.  Sophomore guard Alexis Aiken scored 11 points to pace NA.  Christina Talbert tallied 23 points to lead New Castle.

With the loss, NA dropped to 5-3 overall on the season.  The Lady Tigers will host Butler on Friday night as section play resumes.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NEW CASTLE - 72  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 56

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BETHEL PARK HOLDS OFF LADY TIGERS, 52-40,
TO WIN TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP

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The #2 ranked Bethel Park Blackhawks held off a late NA rally to down the Lady Tigers, 52-40, in the final of the NA Holiday Tournament at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night.  Junior forward Zoe Calabrese led NA with 12 points with senior guard Alysia Libby adding nine.

Neither team scored early as Bethel Park's Danielle McNab finally broke the ice with a layup two minutes into the game.  After Kara Rayburn hit a pair of free throws, Calabrese drove and scored to cut the lead to 4-2 with 5:18 remaining.  Calabrese added one of two from the line to cut the margin to one, but Alex Hay answered with a field goal to make it a 6-3 game.  After junior Paige Hufnagel made one of two foul shots, Bethel scored the next seven points.  McNab got loose for another layup and Candace Martino followed with a hoop to make it a 10-5 game with 29 seconds left.  With 7.9 on the clock, Martino scored on a fast break and added a foul shot to extend the lead to 13-5.  With time running out, junior guard Kelly Brennan banked in a long triple to cut the lead to 13-8 after one quarter of play.  The Lady Tigers made only two of twelve field goal attempts in the period.

McNab again got open under the basket for an easy layup to make it 15-8 early in the second quarter.  Libby answered with a pair of free throws to cut the margin to five.  Rayburn came back with a driving layup before Calabrese scored from under the basket to make it a 17-12 game.  Martino then drained a triple with Libby dropping in one of two from the line as the score went to 20-13 with 4:13 left in the half.  Carly Schoenstein followed with a long triple from the corner with Hufnagel answering on a putback to make it a 23-15 game.  Rayburn and Brennan exchanged baskets as Bethel held a 25-17 advantage with 2:20 remaining.  After Schoenstein hit one of two from the stripe, senior forward Alex Blumer got into the scoring column with a free throw to make it a 26-18 game.  With time running out, Rayburn drove and scored to give Bethel Park a 28-18 lead at the intermission.

The Blackhawks extended the lead early in the third quarter.  Laurel Miller drove for a layup, before Calabrese put back a rebound to make it 30-20.  Hay scored the next six points on layups to extend the margin to 36-20 with 5:17 left in the quarter.  Blumer stopped the run with a short banker, but McNab dropped in a layup to push the lead to 38-22.  Libby came back with a triple to cut the margin to 40-25 with 1:40 remaining.  Neither team could score before the end of the quarter as Bethel Park took a commanding 40-25 advantage into the final period.

The Lady Tigers rallied early in the fourth quarter to get back in the game.  After Calabrese scored on a layup, Libby drained a long triple to cut the margin to 40-30 less than a minute in the stanza.  Brennan added another field goal as the Lady Tigers cut the lead to single digits at 40-32.  McNab came back with another strong move to the hoop to restore a ten-point lead.  After Brennan made one of two from the line, the Lady Tigers had several chances to further cut into the lead but could not convert.  Hay's field goal made it 44-33, but Brennan hit a jumper to cut the margin back to nine with 4:45 left.  With the Lady Tigers still within range, Martino took over with a steal and a layup and another driving layup to extend the lead to 48-35 with 2:07 left in the game.  Calabrese stepped back and drilled a triple to bring the lead back to ten but time was running out on NA with just 1:55 remaining.  McNab came back with another layup, but sophomore guard Alexis Aiken answered with a driving score to make it 50-40.  With the Blackhawks holding the ball, NA was forced to foul with Martino closing out the scoring with a pair of free throws.  Bethel Park won the NA Holiday Invitational title for the second straight year with a 52-40 win.

The Lady Tigers did not shoot well as the statistics reflect.  From the field, NA was 14 of 47 (29.8%) including 4 of 14 (28.6%) from three-point range.  From the line, the Lady Tigers made just 8 of 16 (50.0%) attempts.  Bethel Park made 22 of 50 (44.0%) from the field but just 2 of 14 (14.3%) from beyond the arc.  From the line, the Blackhawks were 6 of 10 (60.0%).  Bethel won the game in the paint where the Blackhawks outscored NA, 30-12.  BP forced 15 NA turnovers that were converted into 16 points.  Individually, Calabrese was 5 for 10 from the field.  For her efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Zoe Calabrese as the Player of the Game.  Kelly Brennan was named to the All-Tournament team.

The loss dropped the overall NA record to 5-2 on the season.  The Lady Tigers will travel to New Castle on Monday night for a non-section contest.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
BETHEL PARK - 52  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 40

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LADY TIGERS HAMMER HIGHLANDS, 63-40, IN
FIRST ROUND OF HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

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(NOTE: The NA phones went down during the third quarter
causing us to miss about 10 minutes!)

The Lady Tigers used strong defensive play to force 28 Highlands turnovers on their way to a 63-40 victory over the Lady Rams in the first round of the NA Holiday Tournament on Monday afternoon.  Junior guard Kelly Brennan scored 16 points, including four three-point field goals, to pace NA with sophomore guard Alexis Aiken adding 11 in her return from injury.

After both teams missed early shots, junior guard Chandler Caufield drove for the first two of the game, and senior guard Emily Bergman hit a trey to give NA a 5-0 lead.  After Brittanie Cassoni answered with a layup, Caufield drilled a triple from straight away to make it an 8-2 game.  Cassonie scored again for the Lady Rams, but a free throw by junior forward Zoe Calabrese and a triple by Brennan extended the margin to 12-4 with 3:53 still left in the quarter.  Sidney Grabigel came back with a deuce for Highlands, but senior Alex Blumer hit a jumper in the paint.  Aiken followed with a pair of free throws with Cassoni scoring from under the hoop for the Rams to make it a 16-8 game.  Junior Paige Hufnagel drove and scored on a layup to push the margin to 18-8.  A foul shot by Vicki Crise and a layup by Brittany Cook with 20 seconds left cut the NA lead to 18-11 after one quarter of play.

The scoring slowed in the second quarter as both teams had trouble finding the hoop.  Senior guard Alysia Libby dropped in a pair of foul shots early in the quarter, but Shayna Panchik came back with a shot from the foul line to cut the lead to 20-13.  Two free throws by Brennan and a driving layup by Aiken pushed the margin to 24-13.  Cassoni followed with two from the line, but Aiken answered with two of her own from the stripe.  Brennan then hit a long triple, and Blumer added a deuce from the paint to extend the margin to 31-15.  Cassoni put back a rebound near the end of the quarter to make the halftime score, 31-17, with the Lady Tigers on top. 

NA took control of the game in the third quarter, outscoring the Rams by a 20-8 margin.  Caufield opened the scoring with a jumper to push the margin to 33-17.  After Calabrese added a point from the line, Brennan drilled a triple to give NA a 20-point lead at 37-17.  Abby Hetrick game back with a conventional three-point play to cut the lead to 37-20, but Brennan answered with another trey to push the lead to 42-20.  Bergman added four points, Aiken three, and senior guard Angela Sipes a field goal as NA took a commanding 51-25 advantage into the final period.

In the fourth quarter, both coaches substituted liberally as the Tigers continued to hold the big lead.  Brennan added another hoop, Calabrese added a basket from down low, Aiken put in three more points, junior Leah Haas added a field goal, and senior guard Lauren Scheurer hit a triple as the Tigers went on to the 63-40 win.  The Lady Rams' Brittany Cook was a bright spot for the visitors in the final quarter as she scored eight of her team high 13 points.

NA dominated the statistics with the key numbers coming in the turnover column.  With the 28 turnovers, the Lady Tigers scored 34 points to just four by Highlands on NA miscues.  From the field, NA made 22 of 70 (31.4%) with 8 of 22 (36.4%) from three-point land.  From the line, the Lady Tigers were 11 of 16 (68.8%).  Highlands made 15 of 34 (44.1%) but were 0 for 2 from beyond the arc.  From the line, the Lady Rams converted 10 of 13 (76.9%).  NA outscored Highlands, 18-8, in the paint while the Tiger bench came up big, outscoring the Rams, 26-1.  Individually, Aiken hit 4 of 4 from the field including a triple while pulling down six rebounds to lead NA.  For her efforts early in the game resulting in the Lady Tigers grabbing the lead for good, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Chandler Caufield as the Player of the Game.  Caufield scored seven points and recorded four rebounds. 

With the win, the Lady Tigers advanced to the tournament championship game against #2 ranked Bethel Park.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:00 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 6:15 pm.

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Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 63  HIGHLANDS - 40

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LADY TIGERS TAKE CARE OF PINE-RICHLAND, 58-51

Box Score

The Lady Tigers captured a 58-51 victory at Pine-Richland on Monday night to even their section record at 1-1.  Junior guard Kelly Brennan led NA with 18 points while senior guard Alysia Libby and junior forward Zoe Calabrese scored nine each. 

After falling behind, 10-5, after one quarter, the Lady Tigers rallied to take a 23-21 lead at the intermission.  NA put the game away with a big third quarter, outscoring the Rams by a 20-14 margin.  Leading by a 43-35 score going into the final period, the Lady Tigers held on for the seven-point victory.

Statistically, NA made 20 of 51 (39.2%) from the floor including 3 for 14 (21.4%) from three-point land.  From the foul line, the Lady Tigers hit just 15 of 30 (50.0%).  The Rams converted on 14 of 47 (29.8%) from the field while making 3 of 12 (25.0%) from beyond the arc.  From the stripe, P-R made 20 of 34 (58.0%).  The NA defense forced 24 turnovers resulting in 17 Tiger points.  Individually, Calabrese pulled down 10 rebounds and recorded three steals.  Brennan had five steals to go with her game high 18 points.

The win boosted the overall mark to 4-1 on the season.  Next up for the Lady Tigers will be Highlands in the NA Holiday Tournament next Monday.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 3:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 3:30 pm.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 58  PINE-RICHLAND - 51

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SHALER COMEBACK STOPS LADY TIGERS, 56-52

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The Shaler Area Titans scored the last seven points of the game to down the Lady Tigers, 56-52, in the section opener at the Senior High gym on Friday night.  Junior guard Kelly Brennan scored 20 points to lead NA, but the Lady Tigers could not hold off the Titans down the stretch.

Both teams started slowly with Hillary Sauer giving Shaler an early 3-0 advantage with a hope and foul shot at the 1:24 mark of the quarter.  Junior guard Chandler Caufield answered with a long triple to tie the game.  Neither team scored again until 2:12 remained in the quarter with Brennan giving NA a 5-3 lead with a short jumper.  Junior guard Paige Hufnagel followed with a hoop to extend the lead to 7-3 beofre Shannon Powell answered with a putback to cut the lead to two.  Brennan then hit a jumper and added a runner to extend the NA lead to 11-5 as the first quarter ended.

The scoring picked up in the second quarter.  Cate Potter hit a baseline jumper from the right side and Haley Sauer added two free throws to cut the lead to 11-9, ut junior Leah Haas answered with a layup to push the margin to 13-9.  After Haley Sauer hit a triple and added a two-point basket to put Shaler ahead, 14-13, senior guard Angela Sipes scored to push NA back on top by one.  A putback by Haley Sauer and a coast-to-coast layup by Valerie McQuade gave the Titans an 18-15 lead with 3:07 left in the half.  Brennan came back with a long triple to tie the game, but Haley Sauer scored to give SA a 20-18 lead.  Sipes came back with a trey to put NA back ahead.  Two foul shots by Hillary Sauer were anwered by two by Hufnagel with NA taking a 23-22 lead.  Hillary Sauer hit a put back, but the Lady Tigers answered with two foul shots by Brennan that gave NA a 25-24 lead with 59.6 on the clock.  Two free throws by senior forward Alex Blumer made it 27-24, but Maria Bozzo hit a put back jumper at the buzzer to cut the margin to 27-26 at the intermission.

Shaler came out strong early in the third quarter to take the lead.  After a layup by McQuade gave the Titans the ladvantage, Bozzo hit a triple to make it 31-27.  After McQuade added another layup, Hufnagel hit a free throw and a putback to cut the lead to 33-30 with 3:23 remaining in the quarter.  Bozzo answered with a triple, but Brennan came back with a trey to cut the margin to 36-33.  Powell hit a short jumper, but junior Zoe Calabrese hit a deuce to make it a 38-35 game with 1:57 left.  After Hillary Sauer scored, Brennan made one of two from the stripe.  Sipes then scored to cut the lead to two, but Haley Sauer hit a jumper to push the lead to 42-38.  The Lady Tiger kept battling back as Brennan drove for a layup to cut the lead to 42-40 with just 17 seconds on the third quarter clock.  A hoop by Hillary Sauer just before the end of the period gave the Titans a 44-40 lead going into the final stanza.

The Tigers quickly tied the score early in the final period.  After Hufnagle scored, Blumer tied the game with a short banker just 32 seconds into the quarter.  After Blumer made one of two to put NA on top, Haley Sauer had the answer to give Shaler a 46-45 lead.  Senior Alysia Libby stole the ball and scored to put NA back ahead by one, but McQuade tied the game with one of two from the line with 5:20 remaining.  Brennan followed with another triple to give the Lady Tigers a 50-47 lead with 4:34 remaining.  Bozzo scored to cut the lead to one, but two free throws by Libby made it 52-49 with 3:51 still left.  NA would not score again as Shaler scored the final seven points.  Two foul shots by Hillary Sauer cut the lead to one.  The Lady Tigers were unable to extend the lead and Shaler took the ball.  Haley Sauer hit the key shot, a triple from the left side to give the Titans the lead, 54-52, with 1:47 remaining.  NA had some chances but were unable to score with Shaler again coming down the rebound.  With 24.9 left, Haley Sauer hit a pair from the line to put the game out of reach at 56-52 to give the Titans the victory in the section opener.

Statiscally, the Titans made 21 of 52 (40.4%) from the floor including 4 of 14 (28.6%) from three-point land.  From the foul line, SA converted 10 of 15 (66.7%).  The Lady Tigers hit 18 of 50 (36.0%) from the field including 5 of 18 from beyond the arc (27.8%).  From the foul line, NA made 11 of 14 (78.6%).  The NA defense forced 26 Shaler turnover, but NA scored just ten points off the Shaler errors.  On the other side, the Titans converted 20 NA turnovers into 19 points.  In the paint, Shaler outscored NA, 20-8.  The Tiger bench outscored the SA bench, 21-2, but it was not enough in the end.  For her efforts that included two of three from the floor, three of four from the line, and six rebounds, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Paige Hufnagel as the Player of the Game.

The loss dropped the NA section record to 0-1, the overall mark to 3-1.  The Lady Tigers will travel to Pine-Richland on Monday night for a 7:30 pm section contest.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
SHALER - 56  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 52

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BRENNAN'S 33 LIFTS TIGERS OVER
PETERS TOWNSHIP, 69-56

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Junior guard Kelly Brennan exploded for 33 points to lead the Lady Tigers to a 69-56 victory over Peters Township in a non-section contest at the Senior High gym on Tuesday night.  Junior forward Zoe Calabrese scored 12 and senior guard Alysia Libby 11 for the winning Lady Tigers. 

Peters Township started quickly and built a 15-6 lead early.  Merissa Morgan started the scoring with a hoop just 23 seconds into the game.  After Brennan drove for a layup to tie the game, Emily Matthis hit a triple and Sarah Boehme scored from in close to make it a 7-2 game.  Brennan dropped in a pair from the lline, but Matthis stole the ball and scored to increase the margin to 9-4.  Katie Fife scored a pair of baskets from down low to push the margin to 13-4 before Brennan hit a jumper.  After Fife added another field goal, the Lady Tigers started a comeback that would give them the lead for good.  Senior Alex Blumer came off the bench to score on a fast break and add another hoop on a drive to cut the Indian lead to five.  Peters Township took a 15-10 advantage into the second quarter. 

Early in the second quarter, Brennan drove for a hoop and Calabrese added another driving layup to cut the lead to 15-14 just 1:04 into the period.  Morgan answered with a layup, but Bergman dropped in two from the line to cut it to one again.  Lindsay Pisarcik came back with another drive to the hoop for a score, but the Lady Tigers would not be denied.  Brennan continued to score with a basket and two free throws to give NA a 20-19 lead.  Calabrese followed with four more foul shots to extend the margin to 24-19 before Morgan answered with a layup.  After Ellie Hanlon converted two from the line, Blumer made one of two free throws.  Boehme and Libby exchanged foul shots to make it a 26-24 NA lead with 35.5 seconds remaining.  After a miss on her second foul shot, Libby charged in, got the ball and banked in a short shot to give NA a 28-24 lead at the intermission.

The pace picked up in the third quarter with NA building the lead only to see the Indians rally to stay close.  Just seven seconds into the second half, Brennan drove in for a layup to push the lead to six.  After Matthis answered with a driving layup, Libby answered with another layup to make it a 32-26 game.  Matthis scored again, but Brennan drilled a long triple to extend the margin to 35-28.  Morgan then hit a trey, but Libby came right back with another triple to keep the lead at seven, 38-31.  A layup by Calabrese pushed the lead to nine, but a basket by Morgan, and a triple by Hanlon made it 40-36.  Two free throws by Matthis cut the lead to two, but a driving layup by Brennan got it back to four at 42-38.  Matthis scored again to cut it to two, but Brennan hit a pair from the line to make it a 44-40 game with 1:32 left in the quarter.  Pisarcik took it to the hoop and Boehme made one of two from the stripe to make it a one point game.  With 24.1 seconds remaining, LIbby drained another trey to give the Lady Tigers a 47-43 edge going into the final stanza.

Brennan took over the game in the fourth quarter scoring 12 points.  After Boehme needed only six seconds to drive for a hoop, junior Chandler Caufield scored on a put back to push the lead back to four.  Morgan made one of two from the line, but Calabrese scored from down low to make it a 51-46 game.  Brennan then hit a runner with Morgan following with two free throws.  Brennan came back with a short jumper to make it 55-48 with 4:49 left in the game.  Boehme answered to cut the lead to five, but the Tigers scored the next six points to take a 12-point lead.  Bergman drove in for a layup, Brennan hit another triple, and Calabrese added a layup as NA took a 62-50 lead with 2:39 remaining.  Hanlon followed with a long triple to cut the lead to nine as Peters Township took a time out.  Two foul shots by Brennan restored the eleven point lead, but Hanlon drained another trey to cut the lead to 64-56 with another Peters time out following the hoop.  With time running out, the Indians were forced to foul and Brennan converted three of four to make it 67-56.  Bergman added two more foul shots to provide the final margin as the Lady Tigers captured an impressive 69-56 win over a good Peters Township squad.

Statistically, the Lady Tigers made 22 of 53 (41.5%) from the floor but only 4 of 14 (28.6%) from beyond the arc.  From the line, NA was 21 of 25 (84.0%), a key factor in the game.  Peters Township canned 21 of 50 (42.0%) from the floor while making 5 of 14 (35.7%) three point attempts.  From the stripe, the Indians converted 9 of 15 (60.0%).  Brennan finished with 10 of 21 from the field including 2 of 6 three point attempts.  The NA junior guard also converted 11 of 12 from the line in compiling her game high 33 points.  For her efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Kelly Brennan as the Player of the Game.

The victory was the third straight without a loss for NA as they prepared for the opening of the section season on Friday night against Shaler.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 69  PETERS TOWNSHIP - 56

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LADY TIGERS UPSET #3 GATEWAY TO
WIN NA TIPOFF TOURNAMENT

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Senior guard Alysia Libby scored a career high 22 points to lead the Lady Tigers to a 62-53 victory over highly ranked Gateway in the championship game of the NA Tipoff Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the Senior High gym.  Junior guard Kelly Brennan added 14 points for the winning Lady Tigers.  It was a physical contest with a total of 49 fouls called resulting in 66 free throws attempted.

Just as they had done on Friday night, the Lady Tigers jumped off to a quick lead scoring the first five points of the game.  After Libby hit a pair of free throws, junior forward Zoe Calabrese added one for two from the line plus a put back after a tough offensive rebound.  Jordan Mele came back for the Gators with a putback before Libby's layup made it a 7-2 game.  Gateway's 5-11 sophomore Anna Coutsoumbis scored from down low, but Calabrese came back with a hoop from the paint to give NA a 9-4 advantage.  Gateway scored the next six points to take their only lead of the game at 10-9.  Diane DiLorenzo drove for a layup and followed with a fast break hoop to cut the lead to 9-8.  Two free throws by Gina Petrilli put the Gators ahead, but junior Paige Hufnagel drained a trey from straight away to give the Lady Tigers a 12-10 lead.  Brennan followed with a fast break layup to push the margin to four.  Gateway's leading scorer Destiny Brown hit a layup off a drive to cut the lead to two with 1:24 left in the quarter.  With time running out, Brown drove to the basket and rolled in another layup as time ran out to tie the game at 14-14 at the end of the first period.

Early in the second quarter, senior guard Emily Bergman hit a long triple to put NA back ahead, 17-14.  After several missed foul shot attempts by the Gators, Libby scored on a driving layup to increase the lead to 19-14.  After missing several foul shots, Gateway finally got on the board in the second quarter on DiLorenzo's layup that cut the lead to 19-16.  Senior guard Angela Sipes followed with a pair of free throws and Hufnagel added another from the line to push the margin to 22-16.  Brown answered with a short jumper, and Amy Beck put back a rebound to make it a two-point game at 22-20, with just 44 seconds left in the half.  Two foul shots by Brennan closed out the scoring in the quarter as the Lady Tigers took a 24-20 lead to the intermission.

The Lady Tigers took control in the third quarter behind the hot shooting of Libby who scored 11 points in the stanza.  After Brennan dropped in a layup just 13 seconds into the second half, Calabrese banked in another putback to push the lead to 28-20.  Brown answered with a hoop, but Libby hit her first trey of the period to make it a 31-22 NA lead.  Brown scored again for the Gators, but there was no stopping Libby who hit another triple to increase the margin to ten at 34-24.  Another put back by Calabrese pushed the lead to 12 before Coutsoumbis stopped the run with a layup and foul shot to make it a 36-27 game.  It was Libby's turn again as she hit a pair of free throws before draining her third trey of the period to push the NA lead to 41-27 with 4:21 still remaining in the quarter.  A foul shot and hoop by DiLorenzo cut the lead back to 41-30, but senior forward Alex Blumer hit a short jumper off an out of bounds play to push the lead back to thirteen at 43-30.  After Blumer made one of two from the stripe, Carly Seneca answered with a free throw for the Gators.  After Brown drove the lane for a layup, Brennan drilled a triple to push the lead to 47-33.  Coutsoumbis dropped in a pair of foul shots with 10.7 seconds left, and Hufnagel finished the third quarter scoring with one of two free throws as NA took a 48-35 advantage into the final period.

The fourth quarter featured a lot of fouls and even more foul shots as Gateway was forced to commit fouls to try to get back into the game.  In the quarter, both Coutsoumbis and Brown fouled out midway through the period.  DiLorenzo tried to keep the Gators in the game as she scored twelve fourth quarter points to finish with 22 for the game.  The Lady Tigers scored only one field goal, a coast to coast layup by Brennan, but converted on 12 of 21 foul shots to secure the victory.  Libby made five of eight, senior guard Chandler Caufield four of four, and Brennan three of four free throws in the period.  The Tigers pushed the lead to seventeen at 55-38 midway through the period and were never threatened.  The closest Gateway got was the final score of 62-53.

Statistically, the Lady Tigers made 16 of 50 (32.0%) from the field including six of 23 (26.1%) from three-point land.  From the foul line, NA was 24 for 38 (63.2%).  Gateway hit on 19 of 41 (46.2%) including just two of five (40.0%) three-point attempts.  From the foul line, the Gators were 13 for 28 (46.4%).  NA outrebounded the Gators, 47-38, with Calabrese leading all rebounders with ten, including eight offensive boards.  The NA pressure defense forced 16 Gateway turnovers.  Libby finished with five for nine from the field, three for six from beyond the arc, and nine for thirteen from the line.  For her efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Alysia Libby as the Player of the Game.

The win gave NA the championship of the NA Tipoff Tournament and a 2-0 start on the season.  In the consolation game, Mars came back from Friday's night blow out loss to edge Erie McDowell, 51-45, to take third place.  The Lady Tigers will host Peters Township on Tuesday night at the Senior High gym in the first half of a girl/boy doubleheader.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 6:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 6:30 pm.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 62  GATEWAY - 53

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LADY TIGERS CRUSH MARS, 70-27,
IN TOURNAMENT OPENER

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Junior guard Kelly Brennan scored 22 points to lead the Lady Tigers to an easy 70-27 victory over Mars in the opening round of the NA Tip-Off Tournament at the Senior High gym on Friday night.  Junior guard Chandler Caufield added nine and senior forward Alex Blumer eight as NA took an early 13-0 lead on their way to the win.

The Lady Tigers used a pressing defense and fast break points to open the early lead.  After Brennan made one of two from the line, junior forward Zoe Calabrese scored from the paint and senior guard Alysia Libby made a pair of free throws to make it a 5-0 game just 52 seconds into the contest.  Brennan followed with a pair of hoops to extend the margin to 9-0 before Blumer added one of two free throws.  Senior guard Angela Sipes came off the NA bench to drain a trey from the corner to up the count to 13-0 before Mars' Elaine Haser finally got the Lady Planets on the board with a foul shot.  Ashley Lynch drove for a layup for Mars, but Brennan answered again with a short jumper and driving layup to make it a 17-3  NA lead with 3:29 still left in the period.  NA continued to pressure the Planets and scored the next eight points with Caufield stealing the ball and scoring, junior Paige Hufnagel scoring from under the basket, Blumer adding a hook shot in the paint, and Libby driving for a hoop to give the Lady Tigers a 25-3 advantage.  After Kelsey Pelles made one of two from the line, Libby answered with a pair from the stripe.  Haser finished the scoring with two foul shots and a driving layup but NA held a commanding 27-8 lead after one quarter.

Mars came out in a zone in the second quarter that slowed the NA offense.  Haser made four more foul shots before Brennan dropped in a pair from the line.  After Lynch hit one of two free throws, Caufield answered with two foul shots to make it a 31-13 game.  After a Mars miss, the Lady Tigers slowed the pace before setting up Caufield for a triple from straight away to push the margin to 34-13.  Haser continued to make foul shots for Mars as she hit a pair, but senior Leslie Barksdale drained a long trey to push the lead to 37-15.  Lynch again made one of two free throws before Blumer hit one of two from the lline.  After Lynch dropped in the first Mars' field goal of the second quarter, Hufnagel's foul shot ended the first half scoring as the Lady Tigers took a 39-18 lead to the intermission.  It was a foul filled first half with 25 total fouls called, fourteen on NA.

The Lady Tigers picked up the pace again in the third quarter as they extended the lead.  Calabrese scored again from down low to start the second half scoring with Brennan adding a layup and Caufield a jump shot as the lead went to 45-18.  Haser stopped the run with a basket, but NA came back with another 6-0 run.  Bergman hit a trey, Libby added a free throw, and Hufnagel scored again to push the NA lead to 51-20.  Lynch came back with a hoop with 1:09 left, but again NA answered with another 6-0 run.  It was Brennan down the stretch with three straight baskets, including two fast break layups, as NA took a 57-22 lead into the final stanza.

Both teams substituted liberally in the final quarter.  Brennan stole the ball and scored again just 15 seconds into the quarter to make it 59-22.  Calabrese added a layup and Brennan a foul shot to give NA a forty-point lead that invoked the mercy rule.  With the clock running on everything but foul shots and time outs, the Tigers closed out the game.  Blumer scored two quick hoops from in class before Haser made two from the line.  Haser finished with 12 of 14 from the stripe and 18 points to pace the Planets.  After Hugnagel dropped in one of two free throws, Haser hit another foul shot.  Sipes finished the scoring for NA with a conventional three-point play before Haser scored for Mars.  Time ran out as the Lady Tigers completed the 70-27 victory to advance to the championship final.

Statistically, the Lady Tigers made 25 of 54 field goal attempts (46.3%) while adding 16 of 22 (72.7%) from the line.  From beyond the arc, NA made 4 of 11 (36.4%).  The Planets hit on only six of 26 (23.1%) from the floor while adding 15 of 29 (51.7%) from the stripe.  The Planets attempted only one three-point shot that missed.  NA held a 36-30 rebounding edge with Blumer leading the way with six.  NA had nine steals from a defense that forced 16 Mars turnovers.  For her efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Kelly Brennan as the Player of the Game.

With the win, NA advanced to the title game of the tourney against #3 ranked Gateway who edged Erie McDowell, 42-39, in the first round action.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 2:45 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 3:00 pm at the Senior High gym.

Box Score

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 70  MARS - 27

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org